
Tech Candidate Spotlight – Kyle Mercer
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The science of recruiting.
Thanks for contributing to our blog! Can you share a little bit about your educational background? When I was a…
Which educational opportunities have made the biggest impact on your tech career? I come mostly from a self-taught background. To…
We understand you started in a different field or pivoted from a different type of degree and education, tell us…
Hi Andrew! We’d love to hear about your background! What has made the biggest impact on your tech career? I…
What You’ll Learn What’s changed recently in remote work A review of the types of remote work including definitions What…
Can you share a little bit about your educational background? In high school, I specialised in maths. At university, I…
I think that without a doubt the most common interview question is “so, tell me about yourself”. As someone who’s…
The process of securing a job after completing a coding bootcamp is not automatic. The good news is that coding…
Whether you’re a seasoned software engineer or new to the craft, there are a number of things—beyond simply delivering great…
As the manager of a software development team, you spend a lot of time looking for ways to get the…
So, you’re a software developer looking for work and have a technical phone screening lined up. First of all: congratulations!…
While it may have taken the market some time to embrace coding bootcamps, attitudes are certainly shifting in bootcamps’ favor—making…
Imposter syndrome has become a bit of a buzzword in many tech and business circles—but it’s not without reason. The…
It’s important for engineers to stay on top of new trends—from the languages being used to the types of roles…
With a job skill as coveted as software engineering, it’s only natural for developers to wonder how their salaries stack…
Whether you’re starting to look for new opportunities or just want to get your CV in shape, it can be…
With seemingly every city vying for a spot as the second U.S. tech hub after Silicon Valley, it’s no surprise…
Are you an engineer or developer who practices that two-for-one life hack of learning new skills by taking on a…
With coding bootcamp as a viable option for those who want to become software developers, it’s never been a better…
To stay competitive in a tough market, career driven developers know that they should always be learning new things. If…
If you’ve just landed a new job, chances are you can’t wait to leave your current role and get started…
Let’s face it: Long commutes are bad for everybody. Research shows that commutes of greater than 60 minutes not only…
If you’re just getting into the world of programming, deciding on which tech stack to pursue can be a challenge,…
Telecommuting and distributed offices have become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly with the rise of digital productivity tools which…
When you start a new job as a software engineer, whether it’s your first or 10th, one of the BEST…
What is Agile? Agile is a philosophy for approaching software development that focuses on fast, iterative development cycles. The method…
Agile development is now a widely accepted and efficient method of software development. In short, A quick articulation of its…
If you’re in the business of writing code (or leading teams that do so), Test Driven Development has likely come…
Whether you are a product manager, software engineer, or engineering manager, you will inevitably find yourself starting from scratch on…
Change is one of the hardest things for humans to handle. We crave stability and fear the unknown. This is…
If you haven’t already, it will be helpful to read Part I and Part II of “The Full Stack Development Journey” before…
Though we’re still a ways out from building machines that will take over the world with artificial superintelligence, A.I. programming…
If you’re looking for personal growth, one of the most effective ways to develop personally and professionally is to find…
No matter how much goal-setting, mission-driving, motivating, and process implementation you do, your team will invariably find itself dealing with…
Conflict can be a stressful experience, but it doesn’t need to be. A healthy resolution to a conflict is actually…
So, you want to learn a new skill (or you know that to stay competitive in a tough market, you…
Congratulations! You’ve got yourself an interview to become an engineering manager. That’s great news. There’s just one problem – interviewing…
It’s no secret that finding good software engineers isn’t easy. But finding a good Chief Technology Officer, or CTO, is…
Often, articles and guides focused on user-centricity are written for designers. But software developers and engineers also benefit when they’re…
We’ve (mostly) all been there: Scrambling to meet an unrealistic deadline. For software engineers, who often fall subject to deadlines…
Tech jobs in San Francisco are generally known to come hand in hand with handsome compensation. Although other cities are…
Top technical talent can come from anywhere—from developers who never finished high school to those with multiple advanced degrees. For…
Truth be told, many developers will tell you they prefer to work in an environment without meetings, colleagues, or even…
As any software engineer will tell you, there are a plethora of coding languages out there and varying attitudes toward…
There’s no doubt about it: Technology is evolving at an ever-increasing rate, making it that much more important for technical…
If you’ve already read Part 1 of this series, it should be clear that there is a major component to…
Mindset There’s no avoiding the fact that learning programming takes serious dedication. In fact, it’s such an ambitious goal that…
To an engineering manager, the term “career development” is almost always associated with furthering your technical competency through conferences, workshops,…
Remote work has been, and continues to be, on the rise. Nearly 43% of Americans report working remotely at least…
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